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Austevoll Seafood owner Helge Mogster says Norway salmon tax 'hand grenade' could cost 40,000 coastal jobs

'I don't think those in Oslo understand what we are doing on the coast. It is incomprehensible,' Mogster told IntraFish.

Austevoll chief Helge Mogster believes that far fewer salmon will be processed in Norway if the government's ground rent tax proposal is passed.
Austevoll chief Helge Mogster believes that far fewer salmon will be processed in Norway if the government's ground rent tax proposal is passed.Photo: Marthe Njastad
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Published 26 October 2022, 03:00Updated 26 October 2022, 07:51